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Kim Seo-yeong not dwelling on disappointing resultJul 23, 2019During her training for the women's 200m individual medley at the world championships, South Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong was so confident that she felt she could break her own national record. And ... -
Swimmers 'don't trust' Sun as doping row boils overJul 22, 2019GWANGJU, South Korea (AFP) - World championship swimmers slammed China's Sun Yang over lurid doping allegations and said competitors were firmly behind Australia's Mack Horton, who snubbed the Olympi... -
Malfunctioning equipment forces solo re-races in preliminaryJul 22, 2019Malfunctions with the starting equipment forced two swimmers to race alone in the heats of the men's 100m backstroke at the world championships on Monday. Simone Sabbioni of Italy and Dylan Carter o... -
Tears flow as water polo players head into uncertain futureJul 22, 2019After losing their last game of the world championships on Monday, South Korean women's water polo players shared teary hugs. No, they weren't consoling each other because they lost to Cuba 30-0 to ... -
Former world champion Park Tae-hwan offers encouraging words to Korean swimmersJul 21, 2019If any South Korean athlete knows about competing under pressure, it's Park Tae-hwan, the only swimmer from the country to have won an Olympic gold medal and a world title. With the FINA World Champ... -
S. Korea hammered by Hungary in women's water polo debutJul 14, 2019Host South Korea was destroyed by Hungary 64-0 in its FINA World Championships debut in women's water polo Sunday, taking a beating of historic proportions before stunned home fans. South Korea was ... -
S. Korean diver Kim Su-ji wins historic bronzeJul 13, 2019South Korean diver Kim Su-ji captured a historic bronze in the women's 1m springboard at the FINA World Championships on Saturday, becoming the first South Korean diver to win a medal at the biennial... -
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[Exclusive] Open-water swimmers embrace new challenge, aim for Tokyo OlympicsJul 13, 2019Korea’s first-ever national open-water swim team hopes to popularize the discipline in the country -
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[Herald Interview] Diver Woo Ha-ram eyes 1st medal after strong performance in preliminariesJul 13, 2019No diver in South Korean history has ever managed to notch a medal in an Olympic or world championship event, but hopes are high for 21-year-old Woo Ha-ram, who finished third in the preliminary men’... -
S. Korean duo reaches final in synchronized divingJul 13, 2019The South Korean diving tandem of Kim Yeong-nam and Woo Ha-ram advanced to the final in the men's synchronized 3m springboard at the FINA World Championships on Saturday. Kim and Woo scored a combin... -
Bruised nose and all, S. Korean swimmer finishes open water raceJul 13, 2019In the early stages of the men's 5km open water swimming race at the FINA World Championships on Saturday, South Korean Baek Seung-ho took an errant elbow from another contestant to the nose. It stu... -
Hungarian swimmer takes 1st gold medal of competitionJul 13, 2019Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary won the men’s 5km open water swimming title for the first gold medal of the 18th FINA World Championships on Saturday. Rasovszky claimed his first career world title in ... -
S. Korean women’s water polo team to debutJul 13, 2019The fledgling South Korean women’s water polo team will make its FINA World Championships debut on Sunday against two-time champion Hungary. After earning its spot as the host nation, South Korea ha... -
Gwangju kicks off 17 days of swimming festivities at World ChampionshipsJul 12, 2019Kwangju Women’s University Universiade Gymnasium opened three hours before the official opening ceremony began at 8:20 p.m., with the anticipation for the FINA World Championships riding high in the ... -
FINA makes a splash in Gwangju, despite low turnoutJul 12, 2019GWANGJU -- The 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships kicked off Friday, bringing athletes and tourists to Gwangju from all over the world, but the venues were far from packed and a number of people ...
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